Cato

1497-1500
Fresco
Collegio del Cambio, Perugia

In a painted niche to the right of the door on the entry wall stands the red-robed figure of the Roman consul Marcus Porcius Cato (234-149 B.C.), a statesman, celebrated for his incorruptible virtue. In the accompanying Latin inscription he urges that those required to give speeches or serve as judges set aside their personal feelings such as love and hate.